Yunxing Li, Yan Gao, Cheng Yang, Shengsheng Sha, Jiefu Hao and Yan Wu
RSC Adv., 2014,4, 24769-24772
DOI:
10.1039/C4RA01522C,
Communication
PS/Au composite particles have been synthesized facilely based on a thermodynamic effect. More significantly, the PS/Au composite particles can catalyze the aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol remarkably under mild conditions (1 atm, air as oxidant, K2CO3, 30 °C, in water) and be reused several times without significant loss of activity.